Last week I photographed the wish of Michelle, a girl from Northern Ireland whose obsessed with Amy Childs, star of British television show The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE). The team at Rays Of Sunshine had arranged for Amy to give her a full ‘Essex’ makeover at her Brentwood salon followed by a slap up lunch and ride around London in a limo to see the sights. I was on hand to document the whole process and provide Michelle with photo memories of the once in a lifetime event that she could cherish.

Massive thanks to Amy and the staff at her salon who were incredibly generous with their time and made the experience truly unforgettable for Michelle.

I HAVE THE ABILITIES. YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM. Edson, like all the adolescents on Projecto Gente Grande, has the ability, training and motivation to make a positive contribution to your business. Now, all he needs is the chance to prove it. He’s ready. Are you?

WE HAVE THE ABILITIES. WE JUST NEED THE OPPORTUNITIES . Alexandre, like all the adolescents on Projecto Gente Grande, has the ability, training and motivation to make a positive contribution to your business. Now, all he needs is the chance to prove it. He’s ready. Are you?

I HAVE THE ABILITIES. DON’T THROW THEM DOWN THE DRAIN Brena, like all the adolescents on Projecto Gente Grande, has the ability, training and motivation to make a positive contribution to your business. Now, all she needs is the chance to prove it. She’s ready. Are you?

I HAVE THE ABILITIES. AND I WAS ABLE TO SHOW THEM. Many other adolescents also have them. They just need an opportunity. Felipe, like all the adolescents on Projecto Gente Grande, has the ability, training and motivation to make a positive contribution to your business. The only difference is that he was given the chance to prove it.

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]]> http://www.adamjacobsphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1753 0 http://www.adamjacobsphotography.com/blog/?p=1721 http://www.adamjacobsphotography.com/blog/?p=1721#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:06:29 +0000 Adam Jacobs http://www.adamjacobsphotography.com/blog/?p=1721 I was recently asked to photograph some panoramic photographs of the JLS concert guest starring Olly Murs at the O2 Arena in London.

The concert which was was part of JLS’s ’4th Dimension’ arena tour was to help raise funds for Sport Relief.

Below are some of the results:

An Empty O2 Arena, London.

A sold out O2 Arena goes wild as JLS rock the stage!

The view of the O2 Arena from the Stage.

I arrived early at the Palace on a gorgeous, crisp March morning with the Spring sun illuminating the facade of the famous John Nash designed facade in a golden light. After passing through a number of levels of security, I was accompanied by a pretty surly looking policeman through some of the empty State Rooms (quite the experience when they are empty) before ascending an increasingly windy staircase up to the roof. Once opening the hatch and clambering onto the roof, I realized that I was standing under perhaps the most famous flagpole in the world. Coincidentally, when I looked up at the flagpole the Union Jack flag was flying proudly at full mast to indicate that her Majesty was indeed home, residing somewhere below me.

The Sport Relief Mile is an event that happens every two years to raise money to help children across Africa. The event had over 20,000 runners taking part, both serious and amateur, with people completing the mile from everything including scuba suits, space hoppers and pantomime horses; it is the culmination of a whole year of fundraising in which  the charity has already raised in excess of 50million pounds with the help of some extraordinary endurance challenges by celebrities including David Walliams, Helen Skelton and John Bishop.

I wanted to create a signature panoramic photograph to commemorate the grandeur of the event and demonstrate the majestic views. Therefore, I positioned my cameras right in the centre of the palace roof (dead above the famous balcony) with my usual set up for a panoramic photograph and began systematically working my way through the scene with my camera from left to right. Below is the result which is a composite of forty photographs stitched together. Now all I need is a royal seal of approval!

A panoramic photograph showing the unbelievable views from the roof of the palace!

The flag at Buckingham Palace at full mast indicating that the Queen was home.

Maneuvering these huge vehicles into position was going to be a challenge, and with relatively limited space we had to figure out how to best position everything bearing in mind the eventual panoramic format in which the photo would be used. However, I needn’t have worried; I was amazed at how well the drivers were able to move around these huge trucks. In fact, they made me realize how bad a reverse parallel parker I am in my little VW Gulf!!

Therefore, using the large trucks as a backdrop, a couple of the drivers positioned the smaller vans into a fan shape creating a dynamic frame that showcased all sides of the colourful liveries. It was then just a case of waiting for the sun to come out and voila! The result is below:

Rather than just shooting the building with a wide-angle lens and capturing conventional architectural photographs, I wanted to do something a little bit more creative. Therefore, I set myself a challenge of only using my 50mm 1.4 prime lens on my full frame camera. The abstract nature of the building makes capturing reflections relatively easy and it was fun to play around with different compositions as twilight approached.

At one point the crew performed a fire drill to demonstrate how they would extinguish a blaze while at sea. Unlike a fire crew on land, Royal Navy firefighters cannot just stand back, be patient and hose a fire allowing it to settle. Instead, they must be far more aggressive, tackling it head on and appease it as fast as possible in fear of damage being caused to the ships body that could subsequently cause it to sink. The guys therefore got suited in heavy-duty fire retardant suits, oxygen masks, hoses and some other nifty gadgets. The smoke machines were then fired up and the strobe lighting turned on within an enclosed cabin on the warship to recreate the chaos of a fire on board; this was a photographer’s dream!!

Due to limits on space and time, I couldn’t set up any extensive lighting so had to rely on strobes as I frantically worked around the crew as they ran through their drills and exercises. Below are just a few of many photographs: